Staff at Montgomery Primary in Birmingham were on strike yesterday over plans to turn the school into an academy.
60 teachers and school support staff, went on strike yesterday at the school in Sparkbrook, Birmingham in protest at plans to convert to academy status.
NUT, NASUWT and GMB unions all voted for strike action, and parents are supportive.
These battles are becoming more and more common, with the exponential growth of academies. Bournville School staff showed that solidarity between workers and local community can defeat plans like these.
Solidarity with Montgomery Primary!
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Hey mate, really enjoying
Hey mate, really enjoying your more regular blogging!
Do you know if this was just a one-day stoppage or is there more action planned? Please do keep us informed as to how this progresses, and if they are successful
Just a short sub editing note that on a few of your articles I have changed the tag unions to strikes. The unions tag is for articles about the nature of trade unions; strikes is for all content about striking.
Looks like it's gonna be
Looks like it's gonna be discontinuous one-day strikes according to David Room, deputy general secretary of Brum NUT
“This I think was the biggest turnout at a school picket line anywhere in Birmingham in my memory during the past 10 years. “This is the first of a number of strikes and industrial action and meetings. We will prepare a rolling programme of strike action.”
Apparently there's a campaign group of parents angry at it being forced through without consultation and they're doing a petition of other parents in addition to the union action.
Yeah, just to echo Steven,
Yeah, just to echo Steven, I've also been enjoying your blogs. Keep it up.
NUT, NASUWT and GMB all out
NUT, NASUWT and GMB all out again at this school tomorrow.
Notice about public meeting
Notice about public meeting tomorrow. I can't make it but I think Gypsy is going
'Montgomery Primary school is being forced to become an academy, a move which both teachers and parents are opposed to. In December, all staff went on strike, and were joined by parents on the picket line. They will be on strike again on the 25th January.
The following day, Parents at Montgoomery School have a public meeting:
Thursday 26th January 7.30pm-9pm
Community Hall, Sparkbrook Islamic Centre, Sydenham Road, Sparkbrook B11 1ND (Children welcome)'
Been on local news the last
Been on local news the last few days
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Choccy wrote: Been on local
Choccy
The other regional news channel aswell.
Made it onto the BBC website
Made it onto the BBC website today, too.
Okay, so apparently a school
Okay, so apparently a school in Brent, London was stopped from becoming an academy when, according to the local trades council:
I couldn't find much on this and the most I could find comes from some sort of Council blog (best I can tell anyway) and I don't really understand all the bits about co-ops schools:
http://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2012/01/brent-labour-takes-on-fight-for.html
Oooh find out a bit more for
Oooh find out a bit more for EW
aight, let me send off an
aight, let me send off an email.
oh I've met that dude you
oh I've met that dude you sent the email to
Yeah, branch sec, known my
Yeah, branch sec, known my in-laws for years.
Gove is being questioned by
Gove is being questioned by the education comittee at the moment. As per usual with these things its all very chummy and jokes all round as Gove tears apart the future of education in England and Wales.
Quote: The MP’s parents had
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7730573/Teenage-Michael-Gove-supported-Labour.html
So he actually went on strike!
p.s-You would never know he was scottish by his accent.
The governing body have
The governing body have chosen AET as the primary school's new sponsor. Two strikes and a lot of community stuff went into fighting this conversion, just one of many battles in schools against academies, forced or not.
Who's AET? What's the dirt?
Who's AET? What's the dirt?
Not sure, Gypsy texted me,
Not sure, Gypsy texted me, then I saw on Facebook. Know nothing about AET.
Choccy wrote: Not sure, Gypsy
Choccy
From- http://antiacademies.org.uk/2012/03/who-is-gove-giving-our-primary-schools-to/
Yeah, I thought they were one
Yeah, I thought they were one of those chains. Thanks Choccy.